Krysten Ritter To Play 'Jessica Jones' In Marvel's & Netflix Drama

Marvel hasn't made an official announcement yet but word is that they have cast Krysten Ritter for the lead in the company’s straight-to-series drama Jessica Jones. Five different actresses tested for the role and the final came down between Ritter and Teresa Palmer. Both did chemistry reads with Mike Colter, believed to be the choice for male lead Luke Cage.

The 13 episode drama will be done by Melissa Rosenberg and centers on Jessica Jones, a superhero suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, which leads to her hanging up her costume and opening her own detective agency, where she ends up helping people and assisting other superheroes. This is the second in a four-series Netflix-Marvel deal.

Source: Deadline